Originally posted by Poolman:
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[b][u]Welsh departs
2.John Welsh celebrated New Year by making his move to Hull City
permanent but admitted his beloved Liverpool will always hold a
special place in his heart.
The boyhood Reds fan finally ended his long association with the
club on January 1 by completing his switch to the Tigers, with whom
he has spent the last three months on loan.
An England under-21 international, Welsh joined the Liverpool
Academy as a 10-year old and rose impressively through the ranks.
He made his first team debut under Gerard Houllier against Ipswich
in 2003 and in total made 10 senior appearances.
But after being informed by Rafael Benitez earlier this season that
opportunities would be limited he jumped at the chance to join Hull
on loan and is now looking forward to the challenge of keeping them
in the Championship.
"Liverpool was obviously a tremendous club to be at," he says. "But
you can only play so much reserve team football. I will miss
Liverpool. I'd always supported them as a kid but I've got
ambitions in my life.
"I want to achieve things and I see this as a step up. It's the
right decision for me. Hull is a club definitely going in the right
direction. The stadium, the fans and the coaching staff are
unbelievable and we've got quality players. I'm sure we can stay in
this division and then build on it next season."
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I remember when John Welsh first graduated from the academy,
he's getting rave reviews...people are saying he will be as good as
Stevie G one day.
But since then, his career started going hay-wire. Never quite
reach the standard expected of him.
